Monday, November 19, 2012

ALTOONA, Iowa – As the Republican
Party regroups
after Mitt Romney’s defeat, the message Saturday night at Iowa Republican Gov.
Terry Branstad’s birthday fundraiser was “turn the page” and “look to the
future” — and what that future apparently holds is Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, the
event’s featured speaker.Rubio was invited to speak at the event around Sept. 1, Branstad told The
Daily Caller, and had Romney won, the atmosphere might have been a bit
different.But only 11 days after voters went to the polls and Republicans came up
short, Rubio was speaking to a crowd that had trained its sights squarely on
2016. (RELATED OPINION: Why Rubio is likely to lead 2016 GOP presidential pack)In his speech, Rubio weaved together the personal and the economic. He
discussed the importance of a stable family life to a stable economy, and how
critical the success of the middle class is not just to the country’s financial
situation, but also to its place in the world. American exceptionalism, Rubio
said, is important to every nation, not just the United States.

“The way to turn our economy around is not by making rich people poorer; it’s
by making poor people richer,” Rubio said.

The Florida senator talked about the need to improve the country’s
immigration system and develop a path to citizenship for some illegal
immigrants. He also emphasized the importance of education reform, which he said
is necessary to ensure that future generations are competitive in the global
economy.“People understand that we need to do something to address those issues, and
they want to do that in a reasonable and responsible way,” Rubio told the
crowd.Rubio also talked about his personal history. He reminded attendees that his
parents immigrated to the United States and gave him the opportunity to attend
college and become a senator.

It’s that personal story that has helped
lead several Iowa Republicans to declare Rubio “the future” of the Republican
Party.

“I just think he’s the future,” Branstad told TheDC. “He’s the kind of
leadership that we need, and I think he’s a very intelligent, articulate, and he
is a great example of the American dream, and that’s exactly what we have to
make available for more and more people.”

“I just thought, you know, it’s a great way to kind of turn the page, look to
the future, and he’s somebody that I think is going to be a real leader for this
country in the future,” Branstad said, explaining why he had invited Rubio to
keynote his birthday party fundraiser.

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